caption Members of the National Transportation Safety Board investigate the scene where a pedestrian bridge collapsed a few days after it was built over southwest 8th street allowing people to bypass the busy street to reach Florida International University on March 16, 2018 in Miami, Florida. source Getty Images/Joe Raedle The pedestrian bridge that collapsed in Miami, Florida, on Thursday was installed using the Accelerated Bridge Construction method. The bridge was installed in just “a few hours” on Saturday, and officials immediately hailed it as a “construction marvel.” Local and federal officials are now investigating the cause of the collapse, but it could take days to find out what happened. At least six people are dead and recovery efforts are ongoing, though police said Friday they don’t expect to find survivors. The pedestrian bridge that … [Read more...] about The Miami bridge that collapsed and killed 6 people was built in a few hours and was supposed to be a ‘marvel’ of modern construction
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Here’s what we know about Nikolas Cruz, the suspected 19-year-old gunman in the Florida high school shooting
Nineteen-year-old Nikolas Cruz has been identified as the suspect in the high school shooting that killed at least 17 people on Wednesday. Cruz was previously expelled from the high school and was described as “quiet and strange” by his peers. Comments and photos on social media accounts believed to have belonged to Cruz revealed threats and several firearms. Nineteen-year-old Nikolas Cruz has been identified as the suspect in the shooting that killed at least 17 people at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida on Wednesday. Cruz was reportedly armed with an AR-15-styled semiautomatic rifle and “countless magazines,” the Broward Sheriff’s Office said. Law enforcement officials familiar with the shooting said Cruz also possessed a gas mask and smoke grenades, Sen. Bill Nelson of Florida said on CNN. Cruz was believed to have intentionally set off the school’s … [Read more...] about Here’s what we know about Nikolas Cruz, the suspected 19-year-old gunman in the Florida high school shooting
Amazon just revealed the top 20 contenders for its new headquarters — here are their incredible proposals
Amazon has narrowed its search for the site of its next headquarters, dubbed HQ2, to 20 cities. The list of candidates includes Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, and Denver. The company said it will make a final decision this year. Amazon has waded through 238 proposals from cities across North America that are eager to become the home of its new headquarters, HQ2. On Thursday, the company announced that it has reduced the list to 20 finalists, which includes Atlanta, Dallas, Washington, DC, and New York City. In the next few months, Amazon will be working with these locations to investigate the bids in more detail before making a decision. Late last year, the company outlined several requirements for cities, including access to an international airport, a population of more than one million, and a “stable and business-friendly environment.” For the new headquarters, Amazon said it plans to … [Read more...] about Amazon just revealed the top 20 contenders for its new headquarters — here are their incredible proposals
There’s a budding rivalry between the daughters of Steve Jobs and Bill Gates, Stanford classmates who compete outside of the world of tech
• Eve Jobs and Jennifer Gates are fierce competitors. • Unlike their fathers, their rivalry has nothing to do with the world of tech. • Both Stanford college students are top equestrians. Bill Gates and Steve Jobs had a rivalry for the ages. Both pushed a vision of what the future of technology would look like. Over the years, they occasionally worked together, and oftentimes feuded. Today, their daughters Jennifer Gates, 21, and Eve Jobs, 19, also compete against one another, from time to time. But instead of duking it out over personal computers, they both stick to the equestrian sports. Here’s a look inside their careers, so far:Both equestrians took up the sport at a young age. Gates first took the reins when she was six, while Noelle Floyd Style reported Jobs has loved riding horses “since she was a small child growing up in Palo Alto, California.” Source: Noelle Floyd Style, Sidelines News, … [Read more...] about There’s a budding rivalry between the daughters of Steve Jobs and Bill Gates, Stanford classmates who compete outside of the world of tech
The amazing life of Bill Gates’ daughter Jennifer, an elite equestrian who competes against Steve Jobs’ kid and stands to inherit ‘a minuscule portion’ of her father’s $92.2 billion fortune
• Jennifer Gates is the eldest child of philanthropists Bill and Melinda Gates. • She’s an accomplished equestrian, just like Steve Jobs’ daughter Eve. • Gates also attends Stanford, where she’s majoring in human biology. Bill Gates and Steve Jobs had a famously stormy rivalry from the 1980s onward, forged as both titans sought to best one another in the tech world. Today, history is repeating itself – sort of. The daughters of both famed tech moguls – 21-year-old Jennifer Gates and 19-year-old Eve Jobs – are competitors in the world of horseback riding. Like Jobs, Gates has fared quite well in the sport, even raking in thousands of dollars in prize money. Here’s a look at the glamorous life of Jennifer Gates:The eldest daughter of billionaire philanthropists Bill and Melinda Gates, Jennifer Gates was born on April 26, 1996. She has two younger siblings, Rory and Phoebe. … [Read more...] about The amazing life of Bill Gates’ daughter Jennifer, an elite equestrian who competes against Steve Jobs’ kid and stands to inherit ‘a minuscule portion’ of her father’s $92.2 billion fortune